Nicolas Batum vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Nicolas Batum that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Nicolas Batum

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nicolas Batum: 2008-09 to 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nicolas Batum 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Nicolas Batum 16 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Nicolas Batum 9 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Nicolas Batum 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Nicolas Batum 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nicolas Batum 0 Nate Thurmond 5

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nicolas Batum 10.4 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Nicolas Batum 5.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Nicolas Batum 3.3 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Nicolas Batum 0.9 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Nicolas Batum 0.6 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nicolas Batum 10,947 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Nicolas Batum 5,254 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Nicolas Batum 3,464 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Nicolas Batum 976 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Nicolas Batum 661 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Nicolas Batum 1,053 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nicolas Batum .437 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Nicolas Batum .366 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nicolas Batum .832 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nicolas Batum 15.1 (2017) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Nicolas Batum 7.5 (2014) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Nicolas Batum 5.9 (2017) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Nicolas Batum 1.2 (2013) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Nicolas Batum 1.1 (2013) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nicolas Batum 8.9 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Nicolas Batum 4.7 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Nicolas Batum 2.3 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Nicolas Batum 0.8 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Nicolas Batum 0.4 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nicolas Batum 593 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Nicolas Batum 313 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Nicolas Batum 153 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Nicolas Batum 52 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Nicolas Batum 28 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Nicolas Batum 67 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nicolas Batum .436 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Nicolas Batum .353 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nicolas Batum .793 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nicolas Batum 15.2 (2014) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Nicolas Batum 8.6 (2015) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Nicolas Batum 5.2 (2015) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Nicolas Batum 1.3 (2014) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Nicolas Batum 0.8 (2011) Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.